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Chennai Super Kings CEO explains why they refer to birthday boy Dhoni as 'Thala'

By Saurabh Sharma July 07, 2020 • 18:05 PM View: 1212

New Delhi, July 7: Chennai Super Kings' CEO Kasi Viswanathan has heaped praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership qualities and explained the reason why the former India captain is popularly known as 'Thala' in the region.

Under the stewardship of Dhoni, Chennai have progressed into the playoffs of every edition of the Indian Premier League that they have participated in and have won the title three times, just one less than four-time champions Mumbai Indians.

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